Guémené-sur-Scorff

Guémené-sur-Scorff
Ar Gemene

The Porte des Rohans, in Guémené

Coat of arms

Guémené-sur-Scorff

Location within Brittany region

Guémené-sur-Scorff

Coordinates: 48°04′09″N 3°12′06″W / 48.0692°N 3.2017°WCoordinates: 48°04′09″N 3°12′06″W / 48.0692°N 3.2017°W

Country

Guémené-sur-Scorff

Pays du Roi Morvan

Government

• Mayor (2008—2014)

Christian Perron

Area¹

1.17 km² (0.45 sq mi)

Population (1999)²

1,205

• Density

1,000/km² (2,700/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

56073 /56160

Elevation

118–180 m (387–591 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guémené-sur-Scorff (Breton: Ar Gemene) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.

It is located 20 km (12 mi) west of Pontivy.

Guémené is situated on the Scorff river and is unusual in that it is a commune without any outlying land and it is bounded by the town boundaries only.

Inhabitants of Guémené-sur-Scorff are called Guémenois.

The town is surrounded by wooded hillsides and was the seat of the Dukes of Rohan from the 13th to 15th century. The old castle was destroyed in the building of new houses and many townhouses contain parts of chimney breasts, turret stones and gateway posts. The most impressive sight is the 14th century Porterie - the entrance to what was the old castle.

An important market town, Guémené is valued for its ancient buildings that make up the town center and careful renovation of the same.

One of Brittany's oldest taverns, Les Trois Marchands, has been serving customers since the mid 17th century.

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